Searching online for resources about mental health, I came across a group in the UK. They offer many free downloads of handouts and offer workshops if you live near them. I downloaded their “7 key points to achieve a resilient mindset.†Click the link and you can get a copy. This got me thinking about how I am scripting my thoughts about my … [Read more...] about Why just rewriting my negative scripts didn’t help
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What do my days look like?
After 52 blog posts, I’m having a “moment.†Until this morning, I have been overflowing with things to write about. When I pull out the laptop and sit down in a chair on the front porch, the words have just poured out of me. Well today, they are colliding. I can’t make sense of any of them. I … [Read more...] about What do my days look like?
Why can’t I let my guard down?
Getting in touch with my emotions is part of the healing process. While I am expressing more of them, I am still playing my cards, in certain situations, close to the vest. I don't let people see behind the mask. Let me give you an example. In the group meetings I am attending, I am completely transparent. I have held absolutely nothing back. It feels good to share … [Read more...] about Why can’t I let my guard down?
Up Against the Wall – 10 Unhelpful Thinking Styles
I’ve been thinking about unhelpful thinking styles. And I really should, because that is what put me up against the wall. It was all or nothing, no shades of grey anywhere on the horizon. No visible way forward. That thinking landed me in the emergency room. Solutions that I thought up I magnified, blowing them out of proportion. Either way, I underestimated the good … [Read more...] about Up Against the Wall – 10 Unhelpful Thinking Styles
